Sony just announced a new Extension System that works with the 8.6k VENICE 2 along with a firmware update for the camera.

CBK-3620XS - VENICE Extension System 2

Designed by cinematographers: Shooting a scene handheld with an impossible sense of freedom comparable to a stills camera. Revolutionising aerial photography with an array of three cameras inside a jet fighter’s cockpit. The original VENICE Extension was created out of a partnership with a director demanding impossible flexibility for a 3D shoot where there could be no compromise in image quality.

The innovative cabled separation of the image sensor and camera body meant cinematographers no longer needed to compromise their vision. Its compact size allowed DoPs to fit truly cinematic lenses and achieve their preferred look in every scene.

VENICE 2 Version 2.00 Firmware

VENICE 2 Version 2.00 adds new features and capabilities specifically requested by production professionals, including new imager modes, higher recording speeds, and sync functions for working with LED walls and volumes.

Added imager modes and recording speeds, include:

Full Frame
 8.6K 17:9 Up to 48 fps
  8.2K 2.39:1 Up to 72 fps
  8.1K 16:9 Up to 48 fps
Super 35 Anamorphic
 5.8K 4:3 Up to 60 fps
Super 35
 5.5K 2.39:1 Up to 120 fps

 

Version 2.00 will also allow users to embed LUT (Look Up Table) and CDL (Color Decision Lists) data in clips. It also offers new monitor-out functions such as zoom to fit for anamorphic lenses and the ability to change the position of the recording status indicator and playback status indicator up to eight positions to the center of the screen – a needed function when in zoom to fit anamorphic modes.

Additionally, the VENICE 2 Version 2.00 firmware update comes with added functionality to assist with focus. Version 2.00 allows one of nine positions on the viewfinder to be magnified to assist with focus and shooting. New functions also allow users to output the same image as the viewfinder with settings, such as peaking and zebra10, from monitor-out. Playback functions have also been improved. Playback position in the clip is now displayed and allows frame-by-frame playback. Now, EI metadata is also applied during playback.

New functionality has also been added for virtual production. Version 2.00 firmware update adds sync functions, including phase shifting of Genlock, which enables you to shift on-camera artifacts until they minimized. Additionally, Genlock is now available when shooting at high frame rates.

VENICE 2 Version 2.00 will be released in early 2023.

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